Easter Mulloway
Hey team,
Just joined fishwrecked and thought I'd share my little Easter adventure, so here goes. It all started from finding a pretty rough track off the highway north of Jurien Bay and just shy of Greenhead towards the end of last year. At the time the mrs and I were just scouting for somewhere to camp for the night as we were losing light fast. Anyway we popped out of the bush, white sandy beach, with a little rocky outcrop, happy days. Next morning wind was gusting 40knots straight in our face so unfortunately I didn't get the chance for a fish, but vowed to return one day and have a cast off that rocky point!
Fastforward to Easter just gone and back to our secret little spot, again having the place to ourselves. After a lazy start Saturday morning I poked my nose over the sand dune to assess the conditions. Not very pleasant with again a stiff westerly in my face, beach covered in weed, some very dirty water and I was wondering whether it was even worth a cast. But hey not a lot else to do so why not.
I grabbed my Saragossa and 7'3 stick bait rod, a couple of mullet and a knife. I wandered to end of the beach and made my around the rocky point about 50 metres to where I could flick a bait into deeper water as it was rather shallow in most spots. Nearing midday with only a few small inquiries and catching a lot of weed, something picked up my strip bait of mullet and I felt weight come on, a few seconds then strike! I was on, and braid started peeling off the reel. I started working the fish along the rocks back towards the beach as I figured this would give me the best and safest chance at landing it, as I had no net or gaff. As I neared the beach, working the fish slowly closer, not overly excited as I was thinking just a shark, I caught a glimpse of its tail out of the water, I recognise that tail that's a bloody Mulloway! Battle stations, heart pumping, I really wanted to land this fish. Finally reaching the beach, one last run and I had him, big smile on my face I was stoked! Just goes to show even in a very unlikely spot, right time right place, getting peeled!!!
OX
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Date Joined: 29/11/06
NICE FISH!
Well done mate, hell of a first post and welcome!
grantarctic1
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Date Joined: 03/03/11
Great fish
Thats a great looking fish mate, well done and thanks for sharing with us. Welcome to the site and hope to see some more reports and pictures from you.
Cheers Grant .
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
Ripper of a mulla
Great catch well done.
surfhead
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Date Joined: 25/06/13
Wow !
Now that's a fish ! Well done
deepwater
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Date Joined: 09/05/07
bloody good fish there
bloody good fish there Frankzy well done mate ,welcome on board and look forward to seeing some more of those mate
jeff
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
There are some awesome little
There are some awesome little nooks between Jurien and Green Head. Pick the right day and you would think you are at a bay in rotto, without the people!
Boydy
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Date Joined: 26/09/12
Top Stuff
Very nice fish, sometimes it pays to just have crack.
outdoinit
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Date Joined: 05/10/12
Awesome Fish mate and
good report.. Good first effort..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Yeah boi! Great report!
Yeah boi! Great report!
Love the West!
buschy
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Date Joined: 27/11/09
Ripper fish!
Well done mate, that's a cracker croaker! Nice write-up too mate. Once you start exploring those tracks you will find an endless array of productive fishing spots at the right time of year ;-)
Just a word of warning to anyone doing the same - be cautious. There are a couple of sanctuary zones one just north of Jurien and another closer to Greenhead (opposite the islands).
adamibinfishin
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Date Joined: 16/03/14
nice mully!
Great fish Frankzy!!!!! Worth a cast there for sure,well done!
Mel
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Date Joined: 03/02/13
very nice capture, well done
very nice capture, well done
plogs
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Date Joined: 25/01/13
great fish mate and thanks
great fish mate and thanks for the report